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§ 121.697 

the time the release is signed. It may 
include any additional available weath-
er reports or forecasts that the pilot in 
command considers necessary or desir-
able. 

(c) Each certificate holder con-

ducting domestic or flag operations 
under the rules of this part applicable 
to supplemental operations shall com-
ply with the dispatch or flight release 
forms required for scheduled operations 
under this subpart. 

[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19226, Dec. 31, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–253, 61 FR 2615, Jan. 
26, 1996; Amdt. 121–329, 72 FR 1883, Jan. 16, 
2007] 

§ 121.691

[Reserved] 

§ 121.693

Load manifest: All certificate 

holders. 

The load manifest must contain the 

following information concerning the 
loading of the airplane at takeoff time: 

(a) The weight of the aircraft, fuel 

and oil, cargo and baggage, passengers 
and crewmembers. 

(b) The maximum allowable weight 

for that flight that must not exceed 
the least of the following weights: 

(1) Maximum allowable takeoff 

weight for the runway intended to be 
used (including corrections for altitude 
and gradient, and wind and tempera-
ture conditions existing at the takeoff 
time). 

(2) Maximum takeoff weight consid-

ering anticipated fuel and oil consump-
tion that allows compliance with appli-
cable en route performance limita-
tions. 

(3) Maximum takeoff weight consid-

ering anticipated fuel and oil consump-
tion that allows compliance with the 
maximum authorized design landing 
weight limitations on arrival at the 
destination airport. 

(4) Maximum takeoff weight consid-

ering anticipated fuel and oil consump-
tion that allows compliance with land-
ing distance limitations on arrival at 
the destination and alternate airports. 

(c) The total weight computed under 

approved procedures. 

(d) Evidence that the aircraft is load-

ed according to an approved schedule 
that insures that the center of gravity 
is within approved limits. 

(e) Names of passengers, unless such 

information is maintained by other 
means by the certificate holder. 

[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19226, Dec. 31, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–159, 45 FR 41595, June 
19, 1980; Amdt. 121–253, 61 FR 2615, Jan. 26, 
1996] 

§ 121.695

Disposition of load manifest, 

dispatch release, and flight plans: 
Domestic and flag operations. 

(a) The pilot in command of an air-

plane shall carry in the airplane to its 
destination— 

(1) A copy of the completed load 

manifest (or information from it, ex-
cept information concerning cargo and 
passenger distribution); 

(2) A copy of the dispatch release; 

and 

(3) A copy of the flight plan. 
(b) The certificate holder shall keep 

copies of the records required in this 
section for at least three months. 

[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19226, Dec. 31, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–178, 47 FR 13316, Mar. 
29, 1982; Amdt. 121–253, 61 FR 2616, Jan. 26, 
1996] 

§ 121.697

Disposition of load manifest, 

flight release, and flight plans: Sup-
plemental operations. 

(a) The pilot in command of an air-

plane shall carry in the airplane to its 
destination the original or a signed 
copy of the— 

(1) Load manifest; 
(2) Flight release; 
(3) Airworthiness release; 
(4) Pilot route certification; and 
(5) Flight plan. 
(b) If a flight originates at the cer-

tificate holder’s principal base of oper-
ations, it shall retain at that base a 
signed copy of each document listed in 
paragraph (a) of this section. 

(c) Except as provided in paragraph 

(d) of this section, if a flight originates 
at a place other than the certificate 
holder’s principal base of operations, 
the pilot in command (or another per-
son not aboard the airplane who is au-
thorized by the certificate holder) 
shall, before or immediately after de-
parture of the flight, mail signed cop-
ies of the documents listed in para-
graph (a) of this section, to the prin-
cipal base of operations. 

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